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Thomas Nelson Publishers. No. V. THE ROYAL READERS . Clara A. Stawker . ILLUSTRATED . LONDON : EDINBURGH ; AND NEW YORK . 1879 HARVARD UNIVERSITY LIBRARY New Brunswick School Series . PRESCRIBED BY. T. NELSON AND SONS , PATERNOSTER ROW ...
Thomas Nelson Publishers. No. V. THE ROYAL READERS . Clara A. Stawker . ILLUSTRATED . LONDON : EDINBURGH ; AND NEW YORK . 1879 HARVARD UNIVERSITY LIBRARY New Brunswick School Series . PRESCRIBED BY. T. NELSON AND SONS , PATERNOSTER ROW ...
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Thomas Nelson Publishers. The Ocean , The Ocean , * .. The Vision of Mirza , A Psalm of Life , ... The Tide Wave in the Bay of Fundy , Coal , ... The Air Ocean , Unwritten History , and How to Read it , OUTLINES OF BRITISH HISTORY ...
Thomas Nelson Publishers. The Ocean , The Ocean , * .. The Vision of Mirza , A Psalm of Life , ... The Tide Wave in the Bay of Fundy , Coal , ... The Air Ocean , Unwritten History , and How to Read it , OUTLINES OF BRITISH HISTORY ...
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Thomas Nelson Publishers. even then only the small and defenceless , such as the young of sheep , vi- cuñas , and llamas.5 It cannot raise great weights with its feet ; which , however , it uses to aid the power of its beak . The ...
Thomas Nelson Publishers. even then only the small and defenceless , such as the young of sheep , vi- cuñas , and llamas.5 It cannot raise great weights with its feet ; which , however , it uses to aid the power of its beak . The ...
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Thomas Nelson Publishers. A PRAIRIE ON FIRE SARGENT him with an unequivocal expression of concern , " I.
Thomas Nelson Publishers. A PRAIRIE ON FIRE SARGENT him with an unequivocal expression of concern , " I.
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Thomas Nelson Publishers. The scene was changed . It was a bark that slowly held its way , And o'er its lee the coast of France in the light of evening lay ; And on its deck a Lady sat , who gazed with tearful eyes Upon the fast receding ...
Thomas Nelson Publishers. The scene was changed . It was a bark that slowly held its way , And o'er its lee the coast of France in the light of evening lay ; And on its deck a Lady sat , who gazed with tearful eyes Upon the fast receding ...
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Page 78 - The breaking waves dashed high On a stern and rock-bound coast, And the woods against a stormy sky Their giant branches tossed ; And the heavy night hung dark The hills and waters o'er, When a band of exiles moored their bark On the wild New England shore.
Page 228 - twas but the wind, Or the car rattling o'er the stony street ; On with the dance ! let joy be unconfined ; No sleep till morn, when youth and pleasure meet, To chase the glowing hours with flying feet...
Page 229 - And there was mounting in hot haste : the steed, The mustering squadron, and the clattering car, Went pouring forward with impetuous speed, And swiftly forming in the ranks of war...
Page 198 - Dear lovely bowers of innocence and ease, Seats of my youth, when every sport could please, How often have I loitered o'er thy green, Where humble happiness endeared each scene...
Page 9 - And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand ; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances. And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously ; the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
Page 229 - And Ardennes waves above them her green leaves, Dewy with nature's tear-drops as they pass, Grieving, if aught inanimate e'er grieves, Over the unreturning brave, — alas! Ere evening to be trodden like the grass...
Page 228 - Ah ! then and there was hurrying to and fro, And gathering tears, and tremblings of distress, And cheeks all pale, which but an hour ago Blushed at the praise of their own loveliness ; And there were sudden partings, such as press The life from out young hearts, and choking sighs Which ne'er might be repeated...
Page 228 - But hark! - that heavy sound breaks in once more, As if the clouds its echo would repeat; And nearer, clearer, deadlier than before! Arm! Arm! it is - it is - the cannon's opening roar!
Page 12 - And the widows of Ashur are loud in their wail, And the idols are broke in the temple of Baal; And the might of the Gentile, unsmote by the sword, Hath melted like snow in the glance of the Lord!
Page 21 - I chatter over stony ways, In little sharps and trebles, I bubble into eddying bays, I babble on the pebbles. With many a curve my banks I fret, By many a field and fallow, And many a fairy foreland set With willow-weed and mallow. I chatter, chatter, as I flow To join the brimming river, For men may come and men may go, But I go on forever.